Submitted by Kristin Antin on 27 March, 2009 - 22:48
healing memoriesPlease join us for a dialogue on ‘Healing of Memories: Overcoming the Wounds of History’ beginning on March 25 to March 31, 2009. This dialogue will be facilitated by the Institute for Healing of Memories based in South Africa.

The Institute for the Healing of Memories (IHOM) is a response to the emotional, psychological and spiritual wounds that are inflicted on nations, communities and individuals by wars, repressive regimes, human rights abuses and other traumatic events or circumstances.  Emotional scars are often carried for very long, hindering the individual’s emotional, psychological and spiritual development. Attitudes and prejudices that have developed out of anger and hatred between groups can lead to ongoing conflict and spiraling violence.

IHOM has developed interactive workshops that emphasize the emotional and spiritual, rather than intellectual, understanding and interpretation of the past. Through an exploration of their personal histories, participants find emotional release and as a group gain insight into and empathy for the experiences of others. These processes prepare the ground for forgiveness and reconciliation between people of diverse backgrounds, races, cultures and religions. This dialogue is an opportunity to learn more about healing memories, and to share your experiences, challenges, and successes. 

The Featured Resource Practitioners participating in this dialogue include:

  • Fr. Michael Lapsley of the Institute for the Healing of Memories, South Africa
  • Glenda Wildschut of the Institute for the Healing of Memories, South Africa
  • Dr. Donald Shriver, Former president - Union Seminary in New York, USA
  • Evelyn Lennon of the Center for Victims of Torture, USA
  • Amber Elizabeth Gray of the Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASSC), USA
  • Theary Seng of the Center for Social Development, Cambodia
  • Dr. Charles Ntare of the Form for Activists Against Torture (FACT), Rwanda
  • Kaethe Weingarten, Ph.D. of the Harvard Medical School and Director of the Witnessing Project, USA
  • Zvi Bekerman of the School of Education, Melton Center, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem
  • Miriam Fredricks of the Trauma Centre for Survivors of Violence and Torture, South Africa

 

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Submitted by on 16 June, 2009 - 15:10.
very good project! was it succesful? unfortunately I saw the news only until now....
Submitted by Kristin Antin on 16 June, 2009 - 21:51.

It's not too late to participate in this dialogue, or any of our online dialogues! All you have to do is register on our website - www.newtactics.org/user/register and go to http://www.newtactics.org/en/blog/new-tactics/healing-memories-overcomin...

Thank you for your interest - and I look forward to your participation in this conversation!

Kristin Antin, New Tactics in Human Rights online community builder

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